TimescaleDB Community - Time-Series Database

This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for cloudimg support services.

## Why This AMI Instead of Self-Managed TimescaleDB

Deploying TimescaleDB manually on EC2 means installing PostgreSQL, adding the extension, tuning shared_preload_libraries, configuring memory and WAL settings with timescaledb-tune, hardening credentials, and provisioning storage - hours of work before your first hypertable exists. This AMI eliminates that entire process. Launch the instance, retrieve your unique credentials, connect with psql or any PostgreSQL driver, and begin ingesting time-series data immediately. You get production-grade tuning without vendor lock-in, since the Community Edition runs under the Apache 2.0 licence and every standard PostgreSQL tool continues to work unchanged.

## Database Stack

PostgreSQL 16 from the official PostgreSQL Global Development Group (PGDG) APT repository, with TimescaleDB Community installed as a shared_preload_libraries extension from the official Timescale packagecloud repository. Configuration is pre-optimized by timescaledb-tune for time-series ingest and time-range query patterns. A dedicated cloudimg application database with the TimescaleDB extension enabled is ready to receive hypertables on first boot.

## Secure First Boot

On the first boot a one-shot service rotates both the postgres superuser password and the cloudimg application role password to fresh random values unique to that instance. It re-enables the TimescaleDB extension in the cloudimg database and stores the passwords in a root-only credentials file. No shared or default credentials ship in the image - unlike a manual install where default passwords often persist until an administrator remembers to change them.

## Ready To Use

The PostgreSQL service, configuration, data directory, extension, and application database are all prepared. Database files live on a dedicated, independently resizable EBS data volume so you can scale storage without rebuilding the instance. Connect and start creating hypertables, continuous aggregates, and retention policies immediately.

## Getting Started

1. Launch the AMI from AWS Marketplace on your chosen instance type.

2. SSH into the instance and retrieve credentials from the root-only file.

3. Connect to the cloudimg database using psql or your preferred PostgreSQL client.

4. Create your first hypertable and begin ingesting time-series data.

For a detailed walkthrough covering security group configuration, EBS volume sizing, and backup strategy, contact cloudimg support to request the quickstart guide.

## cloudimg Support

24/7 technical support by email and live chat. Our engineers assist with PostgreSQL and TimescaleDB deployment, upgrades, replication, performance tuning, hypertable design, retention strategy, and troubleshooting. Critical issues receive a one-hour average response time.

Book a free hypertable design consultation to discuss your schema, retention policies, and ingest requirements before or after subscribing.

## Use Cases

• IoT and sensor telemetry
• Application and infrastructure metrics and observability
• Financial market and trading data
• Industrial monitoring and SCADA systems
• Log and event analytics
• Anywhere time-ordered data needs PostgreSQL compatibility plus high ingest and fast time-range queries

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